Fort discret, proche de Xavier Niel, il fut le coconcepteur de la première "Freebox", à une époque où le triple play n'existait pas...

Meltygroup se renforce avec l’acquisition de Nextplz, spécialisé dans l’actualité du cinéma, des séries, des célébrités et de la télé-réalité. Créé en 2015 par ses fondateurs Jean Isnard et Valentin Grégoire, Nextplz revendique une audience de 10 millions de pages vues par mois. Au sein de meltygroup, Valentin Grégoire sera chargé de diriger Nextplz...

Ce programme quotidien de deux heures comprend des podcasts d'information du Monde et de l'AFP en diffusion exclusive...

The Writers' Guild of America has crowned Apple TV+ hit "Ted Lasso" as both Best Comedy, and Best New Series.Jason Sudeikis in "Ted Lasso," now streaming on Apple TV+.Following its three Critics Choice awards, and its one Golden Globe, "Ted Lasso" has now won two categories in the 2021 Writers' Guild of America Awards. The football comedy is currently in production for its second season...

L'administration Biden choisit la ligne dure. Le gouvernement américain a adopté de nouvelles mesures restrictives à l'encontre de Huawei, poursuivant la stratégie mise en place par la précédente administration. Le gouvernement américain prend de nouvelles mesures restrictives à l'encontre de Huawei. L'élection de Joe...

La conservation des données par l’opérateur est, semble-t-il, devenu un sujet sensible chez Free, qui souhaiterait se débarrasser de cette contrainte à plus ou moins court terme, en saisissant le Conseil d’Etat. Injonction est en effet faite depuis longtemps aux opérateurs, de pouvoir par exemple mettre à la disposition de la Justice notamment, l’ensemble des ...

Avec le nombre de plateformes SVOD qui augmente tous les mois, la concurrence s’intensifie et la bataille pour conserver les abonnés fait rage. Avec en ligne de mire, la même crainte pour tous ces services : voir l’abonné résilier, c’est-à-dire « churner »...

L’ARCEP vient de publier les dernières données relatives au déploiement de la 5G sur le territoire. Et pour la deuxième fois consécutive Free Mobile se positionne clairement en bonne position. En effet, Free Mobile disposerait à l’heure actuelle de 6214 sites 5G ouverts en 700Mhz avec une progression de 411 sites supplémentaires sur les dernières...

Salto, lancée il y a trois mois, a réalisé 20% des nouveaux abonnements à des plateformes de streaming fin 2020, a annoncé son directeur général, Thomas Follin, qui espère amplifier cette dynamique avec l'arrivée du service sur de nombreux téléviseurs connectés et la TNT. «Salto a déboulé sur le marché français», affirme le dirigeant, qui fait valoir qu'au 4e trimestre 2020, le service «capte 20% de la croissance du marché français de la SVOD en OTT», c'est-à-dire hors opérateurs...

Bruxelles vient de commander une étude de faisabilité à de grands noms européens comme Airbus, Thalès, Orange ou Eutelsat pour concevoir un service d'internet satellitaire européen conçu pour faire concurrence à Starlink, le service dédié de SpaceX....

L'opérateur de Xavier Niel est le seul à ne pas avoir lancé la nouvelle génération de téléphonie mobile...

YouTube is finally cracking down on videos with misinformation about the U.S. presidential election, more than a month after Joe Biden was declared the winner. Starting Wednesday, YouTube said, it will begin removing content promoting conspiracy theories that Donald Trump won the election “due to widespread software glitches or counting errors.” The internet-video giant said ...

TIDAL claims to offer the largest MQA catalog outside of China...

Elon Musk tweeted that SpaceX could expand its Starlink public beta to Europe by February next year as soon as the company get regulatory approval...

Netflix has seen skyrocketing success in 2020, and the streaming heavyweight is looking to keep it going next week, when it kicks off tech earnings season with its Q3 report.
So far this year, Netflix has seen its stock price soar 68%, easily eclipsing both its own and Wall Street’s subscriber projections during the first half of the year. To put it into perspective: Netflix added about 26 million global customers during Q1 and Q2, only two million less than it did in all of 2019. Heading into its Q3 report next Tuesday, Netflix sits at 192.9 million subscribers overall.
While the coronavirus pandemic has decimated the cinema business and has giants like AMC and Regal fighting for survival, the pandemic has helped spur Netflix’s massive growth. How long that trend continues is open for debate among analysts, however.
Pivotal Research analyst Jeffrey Wlodarczak, in a recent note to clients, said he’s bullish on Netflix’s continued growth. Wlodarczak put a $6 ...

A stinging report from Singula Decisions has concluded that in these days of falling customer numbers, TV subscription brands are their own worst enemy when it comes to losing customers, with loyal subscribers to TV brands are feeling rejected ignored by brands that show favouritism to new customers...

The first three locations for the music-focused hotel partnership with Dakia Global are Atlanta, Orlando, and Biloxi, Mississippi.
Universal Music Group and investment holding company Dakia U-Ventures, LLC made a rather brief announcement in August of a partnership to develop what they called “a new music-focused experiential hospitality category.” They promised more details at a later date...

Ted Lasso, Mythic Quest and Beastie Boys stories are among our highlights this year, but the service still has a way to go...

Le site va ajouter de nombreuses fonctionnalités à ses pages. Cela se fera petit à petit et devrait être terminé fin 2021, à l’occasion de ses vingt ans...

Following the shift to remote working, Zoom quickly became one of the most well-known SaaS players in the tech industry. Now, the company is beginning to offer hardware subscriptions.
The post Zoom has launched a hardware subscription service in the US appeared first on Silicon Republic...

Zynn, qui a connu un succès éclair en rétribuant ses utilisateurs, n’est plus accessible sur Android. Autre concurrent, Likee peine à rattraper son retard...

Roku will offer guarantees to ensure advertisers’ campaigns don’t overlap with linear and increase site visits and app installs.
The post How Roku aims to win over TV and digital advertisers in this year’s upfront appeared first on Digiday...

Après le départ des deux cofondateurs de Google fin 2019, on apprend que l'ancien PDG de la firme, ...

While Apple has not revealed any viewing figures for Apple TV+, industry sources say the new "Defending Jacob" drama is a hit with higher viewing figures, and audience engagement, than most shows on the service...

The cofounder of smart speaker firm Sonos called out Spotify CEO Daniel Ek for his remarks on Apple's closed ecosystem.
In a Wednesday interview with Bloomberg News, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek had said Apple has a long way to go before it's an "open and fair platform." Spotify is currently pursuing an antitrust complaint against Apple.
Shortly after Ek's remarks, Sonos cofounder John MacFarlane said it was "significantly more difficult to work within Spotify's 'closed' ecosystem than Apple's."
Sonos, which makes high-end speakers, is reliant on third-party partnerships with services like Spotify, and it's clear those haven't always gone smoothly.

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The cofounder of smart speaker firm Sonos has called out Spotify, after its billionaire CEO Daniel Ek spoke negatively about Apple's closed ecosystem.
In a Wednesday interview with Bloomberg News, Spotify's Ek had said Apple has a long way to go before it's an "open and fair platform." Spotify ...

Disney reported its Q2 2020 earnings today, revealing a closer look at how the company has been affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The bright spot in this quarter? Streaming video services like Disney+.
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Le secteur du tourisme est très largement impacté par le Covid-19. C’est aussi le cas d’Airbnb puisque comme le rapporte CNBC, c’est dans un courrier que le patron d’Airbnb, Brian Chesky, a appris à ses salariés la mise en place d’un plan massif de licenciements. Ce plan a pour conséquence qu’un quart des employés de ...

Streaming video services like Apple TV+ and Disney+ are facing a ‘coronavirus crunch’ in their release plans. The lockdown means productions have been put on hold, leaving them with potential holes in their programming schedules further down the line.
Disney+ is reportedly using one of its key advantages in the market to fill those holes …
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EXCLUSIVE: David Bowie biopic Stardust, which was due to debut at Tribeca next week, is instead to get a live ‘online red carpet’ and screening for buyers and press. London-based sales firm Film Constellation is making up for Tribeca’s postponement due to coronavirus with a digital launch through a bespoke online platform ...

The Quibi mobile app was installed by 300,000 users on its launch day on Monday, according to mobile analytics company Sensor Tower.
For comparison, Disney Plus was installed 4 million times on its launch day in November.
Quibi founder Jeffrey Katzenberg said in June that the company would spend $470 million on its marketing campaign in its first year.
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Quibi, the mobile-only streaming service with TV episodes in 10 minutes or less, debuted on Monday, but didn't top the download charts.
The Quibi app was installed by 300,000 users in its first day across Apple and Android platforms in the US and Canada, according to mobile analytics company Sensor Tower.
For comparison, the Disney Plus mobile app was installed 4 million times in North America on its launch day in November, according to Sensor Tower data. Quibi's downloads are just 7.5% of that. Quibi is ahead of HBO Now's first-day installs, though. That app was installed 45,000 times...